Winemaker
Frédéric Jorez
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Craon De Ludes, France
i. Biography
From the 2000 handover in Ludes to the chief executive office at Champagne Forget-Brimont in Craon de Ludes, Frédéric Jorez’s work has stayed close to one house and one Champagne landscape. The record reads less like a series of departures than a long hold on place, continuity, and the authority of a house rooted in the slopes and villages of the Montagne de Reims.
The Path
Today, Frédéric Jorez leads Champagne Forget-Brimont at Champagne Forget-Brimont. Since the 2000 partnership with Michel Forget, co-ownership has remained part of the house’s structure, and Jorez’s professional life has unfolded in step with the estate he now directs. Here is one of stewardship: carrying a Champagne house forward while keeping faith with its original character.
The Work Today
As Chief Executive Officer of Champagne Forget-Brimont in Craon de Ludes, France, Frédéric Jorez works within a production base tied to the Premier and Grand Cru vineyards of the Montagne de Reims. That geography sets the frame before the wine reaches the glass. The landscape functions as part of the house language, shaping identity and definition across the cuvées. Within that framework, two wines mark the clearest points of expression. Brut Terroir is the signature cuvée, the name most closely linked to the house’s defining style and everyday voice. Vintage is described as the quintessence of Maison Forget-Brimont, a more distilled expression of what the house can do. Together, they show a producer working in two registers: one cuvée carrying the house’s baseline identity, the other concentrating it.
Signature
Frédéric's signature wines include Brut Terroir and Vintage.
Acclaim
Brut Terroir carries the weight of being the signature cuvée, while Vintage is described as the quintessence of Maison Forget-Brimont. That recognition is expressed less through medals than through continuity, precision, and the long view. The 2000 partnership with Michel Forget, the co-ownership at the house, and the leadership of a Champagne producer rooted in Premier and Grand Cru vineyards all point to the same discipline: holding the house’s vocabulary steady while letting it move forward. For a chief executive in Champagne, the work is in preserving that language without drifting from it.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Frédéric
What is Frédéric Jorez's current role?
As of 2026, Frédéric Jorez is Chief Executive Officer.
What is Frédéric Jorez known for?
Champagne production rooted in the Premier and Grand Cru vineyards of the Montagne de Reims.
